 April 17th, 2007
A Bi-Weekly Update On What's New At The ASIFA-Hollywood Archive
Illustration: Rojankovsky's Frog Went A-Courtin'  Archive supporter, Kent Butterworth dropped by with a wonderful children's book by the great illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky. Rojankovsky was born in Russia, and illustrated over 100 picture books for Western Publishing's Golden Books line and for other publishers as well. Titled, Frog Went A-Courtin', this book won the Caldicot Prize in 1955 for Best Children's Picture Book of the year. Instruction: A Drawing Lesson From Walter Lantz   Archive supporter, Rich Borowy has been hard at work digitizing vintage television tapes from his personal collection for the Archive Database. Here is an example of the treasures he is contributing. This is an episode of the prime-time Woody Woodpecker Show from 1964. In this episode, Walter Lantz gives the kids in the audience a basic drawing lesson by showing a few of his staff artists at work. Pinups: Jack Cole And More Great 50s Playboy Cartoonists  More than any other artist who worked at Playboy, Jack Cole was most responsible for establishing the tone and style of the single panel full page cartoons that appeared in its pages His watercolor technique was loose and free, but the overall impression was brilliantly planned out and remarkably expressive. View some incredible examples of his work, along with the best of several other 50s Playboy cartoonists. Illustration: Lawson Wood- The Monkey Painter  Some artists paint lanscapes. Others paint classical or Biblical subjects. Lawson Wood painted monkeys! Wood's Gran'pop Monkey and friends graced the cover of many issues of Colliers, and there was even talk of adapting the characters to star in a series of animated cartoons. Ub Iwerks was slated to produce the series, but the outbreak of war and the closing of Iwerks' studio nipped the idea in the bud. Check out this gallery of goofy images. Comics: Fontanelli on Walt Kelly and Pogo  Guest blogger, Mike Fontanelli profiles the great funny animal cartoonist Walt Kelly and illustrates the article with rare examples of Kelly's work from his own collection. You won't want to miss the incredible original Sunday page inks! Cartooning: Byrnes' Complete Guide To Cartooning Pt 4 - Single Panel & Sports Cartoonists  We continue with the section on two column panel and sports cartoonists from Gene Byrnes' Complete Guide To Cartooning (1950). Here are step by step descriptions of the creation of panel cartoons by George Clark and Lichty; as well as an article on Robert L. Ripley and features on sports cartoonists Pap, Howard Brodie and the great Willard Mullen. Newsletter Archive 04.01.07 03.15.07 03.01.07 02.16.07 The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Stephen Worth, Director 2114 W Burbank Bl Burbank CA 91506 818.842.4691 www.animationarchive.org sworth@animationarchive.org © Copyright The International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood. This material is protected by copyright. It is not to be copied or distributed without the prior written authorization of the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood. |